Valorization of pinecone as a pyrolysis feedstock: identification of bio-oil and synthesis of activated biochar for Cr(VI) elimination from wastewater by Alfares, Amenah Adnan, Younis, Afyaa Muayed, Rasheed, Lana Abdalhameed, Fadhil, Abdelrahman Basil

“…In conclusion, PC could be used as a pyrolysis feedstock to produce BO with high-content aromatic oxygenates besides ABC with a high surface area, a microporous structure and an efficient ability to eliminate Cr(VI) ions from wastewater.…”
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Effect of Buffer Charge Redistribution on RF Losses and Harmonic Distortion in GaN-on-Si Substrates by Pieter Cardinael, Sachin Yadav, Bertrand Parvais, Jean-Pierre Raskin

“…With the help of a simplified TCAD model of the GaN-on-Si stack, we link this behavior to slow charge redistribution in the C-doped buffer continuously modifying the flat-band voltage (<inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\text{V}_{\text {FB}}$ </tex-math></inline-formula>) of the Metal-Insulator-Semiconductor (MIS) structure. …”
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Provision of dementia-specific care in nursing homes in North Rhine-Westphalia (Germany) – analysis of person-centered practices and related problems within a holistic multiple cas... by Kathrin Schmüdderich, Anne Fahsold, Jonas Dörner, Martina Roes, Rebecca Palm, Bernhard Holle

“…For data collection, we used problem-centered face-to-face interviews, document analysis, and context questionnaires and analyzed all qualitative data inductively and deductively using content structuring qualitative analysis. To identify case-specific and cross-case patterns and themes, we focused on similarities and differences between the cases. …”
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Association between family factors and 24-h movement behaviors of adolescents—a cross-sectional study of Chinese high school students by Huiying Fan, Guoqiang Fan, Jie Meng

“…Girls with nuclear families (OR = 1.488, CI = 0.121–0.674, p = 0.005) and no siblings (OR = 1.125, CI = 0.029–0.207, p = 0.009) were more likely to meet the 24-h movement behavior guidelines.ConclusionThis study demonstrated the role of family structure, having siblings, and SES in predicting adolescent 24-h movement behavior. …”
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New data on the morphology of Kipyashchee lake (Golovnin volcano, Kunashir Isl., Kuril Islands) based on the 2023 study results by Kozlov, Dmitrii N., Zharkov, Rafael V.

“…The aim of the study in 2023 was to establish the current structure of the Kipyashchee lake basin and to conduct a preliminary assessment of changes in the morphology of the basin over the observation period since 2005. …”
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An Experimental Study on the Mechanical Properties of High-Temperature Granite under Natural Cooling and Water Cooling by Yanan Gao, Yunlong Wang, Taiping Lu, Liuzhou Li, Jinwen Wu, Zetian Zhang

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Book-grading guidelines for Javanese reading books contained in character education for elementary school by Supartinah - Supartinah, Sekar Purbarini Kawuryan, Woro Sri Hastuti

“…The results show that the prototype of the developed book-grading guideline for the Javanese reading book, based on the capabilities and the needs of elementary school students, includes components of level, length, layout, structure and organization, illustration, and content. …”
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Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and cardiovascular development from childhood to early adulthood: study protocol of the Niagara Longitudinal Heart Study by Terrance J Wade, Deborah D O’Leary, Kylie S Dempster, Adam J MacNeil, Danielle S Molnar, Jennifer McGrath, John Cairney

“…Integrating the stress process and biological embedding models, this study examines how psychosocial and physiological factors in addition to lifestyle factors explain the relationship between ACEs and CVH.Methods This follow-up study combines three baseline studies from 2007 to 2012 that collected CVH measures including child blood pressure, heart rate, left ventricular structure and function, arterial stiffness indices and baroreflex sensitivity on 564 children. …”
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PGC-1α agonist ZLN005 ameliorates OVA-induced asthma in BALB/c mice through modulating the NF-κB–p65/NLRP3 pathway by Rui Fang, Yan Cheng, Ping Chen, Jing Hu, Liqi Yang

“…ZLN005 alleviated airway structure and inflammation, as well as down-regulating the serum immunoglobulin E (IgE), OVA-specific IgE, and T-helper 2 (Th2) cytokines (interleukin (IL)-4, IL-5, and IL-13) expression. …”
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Effects of latent infection of Toxoplasma gondii strains with different genotypes on mouse behavior and brain transcripts by Bei-Bei Zhou, Hong-Jie Dong, Hang Sun, Xiao-Man Xie, Huan-Huan Xie, Wen-Ju Zhu, Ya-Nan Li, Chao Xu, Jian-Ping Cao, Gui-Hua Zhao, Kun Yin

“…Abstract Background Toxoplasma gondii can cause severe damage to immunodeficient hosts, and also compromise brain structure and function in immunocompetent hosts during latent infection. …”
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Addressing Shortcomings in Contingency Standards of Care by Alexander Quan

“…Bioethics has long been preoccupied with the micro-allocation of limited resources within hospitals instead of confronting the structural inequities that underlie broader scarcity and patient needs. …”
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α-Mangostin prevents diabetic cardiomyopathy by inhibiting oxidative damage and lipotoxicity through the AKT–FOXO1–CD36 pathway by Xue Bai, Ziqian Zhang, Miao Zhang, Jiaojiao Xu, Keting Dong, Qian Du, Lei Chen, Ping Ma, Jianhong Yang

“…H&amp;E and Masson’s staining were used to evaluate cardiac tissue structure and fibrosis, and Western blotting was used to evaluate myocardial protein expression.ResultsIn HG/F-induced H9C2 cells, A-MG (1 and 3 μM) significantly increased cell viability (p &lt; 0.01) and reduced LDH release (p &lt; 0.05). …”
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Research on formant estimation algorithm for high order optimal LPC root value screening by Hua LONG, Shumeng SU

“…Results: As can be seen from the algorithm structure, the speech signal is preprocessed, in which the low frequency information is reweighted to reduce the interference of fundamental frequency to formant detection.And the high frequency information is enhanced to increase the amplitude distinction of the third formant in the high spectrum line. …”
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Impact of ITH on PRAD patients and feasibility analysis of the positive correlation gene MYLK2 applied to PRAD treatment by Chuanyu Ma, Chuanyu Ma, Guandu Li, Xiaohan Song, Xiaochen Qi, Tao Jiang

“…The results of our machine learning model constructed based on ITH-score suggest that the random survival forest (RSF) model performs well in both the training and validation sets and has the potential to be used as a clinical prediction model. …”
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Carotid Endarterectomy Ameliorates Cognitive Impairment in Clinical and Experimental Unilateral Carotid Artery Stenosis by Yijun Cheng, Bin Chen, Miao Zhang, Zhenghong Chen, Mingjian Liu, Ziqian Zhang, Hao Tang, Dapeng Wang, Wenwen Lv, Biao Li, Yuting Dai, Hanbing Shang

“…Conclusions CEA ameliorated CAS‐induced cognitive dysfunction by improving the cerebral functional structure. These beneficial effects may be attributed to their antioxidant and anti‐inflammatory properties.…”
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Enhancing Antimicrobial Peptides from Frog Skin: A Rational Approach by Silvana Aguilar, Daniel Moreira, Ana Laura Pereira Lourenço, Natalia Wilke, Matías A. Crosio, Andreanne Vasconcelos, Eder Alves Barbosa, Elizabete C. I. Bispo, Felipe Saldanha-Araujo, Marcelo H. S. Ramada, Franco M. Escobar, Cristina V. Torres, José R. S. A. Leite, Mariela M. Marani

“…These findings highlight the value of rational design, in silico screening, and structure–activity studies in optimizing AMPs for therapeutic applications.…”
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MIRI-LRS Spectrum of a Cold Exoplanet around a White Dwarf: Water, Ammonia, and Methane Measurements by Maël Voyer, Quentin Changeat, Pierre-Olivier Lagage, Pascal Tremblin, Rens Waters, Manuel Güdel, Thomas Henning, Olivier Absil, David Barrado, Anthony Boccaletti, Jeroen Bouwman, Alain Coulais, Leen Decin, Adrian M. Glauser, John Pye, Alistair Glasse, René Gastaud, Sarah Kendrew, Polychronis Patapis, Daniel Rouan, Ewine F. van Dishoeck, Göran Östlin, Tom P. Ray, Gillian Wright

“…Using the T au RE x retrieval code, we inferred the pressure–temperature structure, atmospheric chemistry, mass, and radius of the planet. …”
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High-density Symmetry Energy: A Key to the Solution of the Hyperon Puzzle by Jun-Ting Ye, Rui Wang, Si-Pei Wang, Lie-Wen Chen

“…Furthermore, the squared sound speed of the hyperon star matter naturally displays a strong peak structure around a baryon density of 3 ρ _0 –4 ρ _0 , consistent with a model-independent analysis of the multimessenger data. …”
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Effects of Bacillus subtilis N24 combined with liquid water-soluble carbon fertilizer on soil chemical properties and microbial community of fresh maize by Xia Deng, Wenwen Liu, Peng Huang, Yunge Zhang, Sasa Zhang, Yanbin Guo, Shifang Wu, Ziwei Jiao

“…In summary, the combined application of B. subtilis N24 and liquid water-soluble carbon fertilizer enhanced the chemical properties and fertility of the soil for fresh maize while also positively influencing the structure of the microbial community. This study provides a theoretical foundation for developing novel fertilizer application models for corn cultivation.…”
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An advanced chitosan based sponges dressing system with antioxidative, immunoregulation, angiogenesis and neurogenesis for promoting diabetic wound healing by Xianmou Fan, Zhihong Su, Wanjun Zhang, Haili Huang, Chengzhang He, Zeyong Wu, Peihua Zhang

“…To coordinate the symbiosis of nerves and blood vessels in the diabetic wounds, we successfully designed a multifunctional chitosan (CS)-based sponges by regulating the structure of CS specifically for diabetic wound healing. …”
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